Does Gold's Gym pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Gold's Gym employees rate their compensation and benefits as 2.9 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Gold's Gym. This rating has improved by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Gold's Gym?

60% of Gold's Gym employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Gold's Gym 3.5 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 2.9 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Gold's Gym?

Personal Trainer (328) , Front Desk Associate (168) , Front Desk Receptionist (101) , Fitness Consultant (82) , Front Desk (75) , General Manager (67) , Certified Personal Trainer (59) , Sales Associate (50) , Manager (42) , Trainer (39) , Group Fitness Instructor (36) , Kids Club Associate (32) , Customer Service Representative (31) , Operations Manager (30) , Sales Manager (30)

What are the pros of working at Gold's Gym according to real employee reviews?

"Members are great people and most of the team members are awesome." ((in 119 reviews)); "It is an extremely clean gym with a great staff and everything you could possibly need." ((in 80 reviews)); "Coworkers are great and supportive." ((in 61 reviews)); "Good work environment and professionals around you." ((in 55 reviews)); "It was A flexible schedule" ((in 40 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Gold's Gym according to real employee reviews?

"Low pay and very part time work" ((in 256 reviews)); "No benefits and the hours can be long" ((in 67 reviews)); "Managers do not care if you have more kids than you can handle." ((in 46 reviews)); "I was recruitEd as health and fitness instructor and after 3 months they started forcing for personal training clients." ((in 41 reviews)); "poor upper management." ((in 40 reviews))

What are employees saying about Gold's Gym layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Gold's Gym layoffs and their outlook for job security at Gold's Gym in 2026.

Gold's Gym reviews

3.6

60% would recommend to a friend

(2,432 total reviews)

Adam Zeitsiff

70% approve of CEO

47% positive business outlook

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Gold's Gym has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 2,432 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Gold's Gym employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Artes y entretenimiento industry (3.9 stars).

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2.0

Nov 8, 2014

Fitness instructor at golds gym underpaid and management expected too much

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Laid back atmosphere Members very nice and appreciative Discount on clothes And free gym membership

Cons

Underpaid. Filthy conditions . I was promised more work and higher pay After a month

5.0

Nov 7, 2014

Horrible gym owner of Westboro Gold's made for a horrible work experience.

Anonymous employee

Recommend

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Pros

Pay was good until the new owner bought the gym and cut wages of all the hardest working employees because he wanted all the money for himself. Free gym membership.

Cons

Each gym is independently owned so they are all run differently. NOT what you would think since it is a franchise. The new owner was clueless and tried to cut membership costs in half to get more members, which caused all other franchise locations to take away the ability to use their gyms on one membership, causing friction and disenchantment. He also hired bar & club promoters to walk around wearing shirts that said "Personal Trainer" when they had no experience or certifications as such, just a ditzy look that was supposed to attract members (from his warped perspective).

3.0

Nov 5, 2014

Franchise was great - corporate golds is a step down

Gym sales manager

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Pros

*benefits for full time management was great *flexible schedule *staff was great *pay for management was great

Cons

*its a corporate gym. nuff said *pay for trainers is pretty low - great for newly certified

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